The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bruise \Bruise\, v. i.
   To fight with the fists; to box.
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         Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English
         custom.                                  --Thackeray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bruise \Bruise\ (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruised; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Bruising.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen,
   bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to
   break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. Break, v.
   t.]
   1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration;
      to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to
      bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple
      by letting it fall.
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   2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots,
      etc.; to crush.
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            Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs.
                                                  --Shak.
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   Syn: To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bruise \Bruise\, n.
   An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc.,
   with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some
   other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on
   fruit.
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         From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is
         no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. --Isa. i.
                                                  6.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bruise
    n 1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some
         discoloration [syn: bruise, contusion]
    v 1: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my
         knee" [syn: bruise, contuse]
    2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
       me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
       [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]
    3: break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the
       berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
    4: damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer
       bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"